Hostellerie de l'Abbaye hosts seminars, study days, team retreats, business meetings, birthdays and private dinners. Its upper meeting room takes up to 80 people, a second room 40, and the restaurant room seats 50 or holds 70 standing. The hotel has 23 bedrooms, a pool and its own restaurant. It is a three-star Logis hotel in the village of Le Thoronet, in the Var, in the Provence Verte, a short distance from the Abbaye du Thoronet.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers seminars, study days and professional events, with residential stays possible thanks to the bedrooms on site. Its rooms can be arranged in several layouts, and the restaurant provides meals throughout the day. Outside working hours, groups can use the pool and the pétanque court, which makes for easy informal time between sessions. A brochure with seminar formats is available from the hotel.
The size of the house suits a management team, a sales meeting or a training group of a few dozen people, with the whole group staying, working and eating at the same address.
Weddings and receptions
For private events, the hotel welcomes birthdays, group meals, convivial lunches and private evenings, indoors or outside depending on the season. Food is at the center of these occasions, with home-made seasonal dishes. The site does not mention weddings, so ask the team before planning one.
Rooms and capacities
- Grande salle haute: 114 m², up to 80 people, with four smaller published layouts (50, 24, 22 and 18)
- Petite salle haute: 53 m², up to 40 people, with layouts of 35, 16, 14 and 12
- Salle du restaurant: 109 m², 50 seated, 70 standing
- Restaurant terrace: outdoor meals in a green setting
- Garden: informal breaks and outdoor events
The hotel does not label each layout, so ask which figure applies to theatre, classroom or U-shape.
Accommodation
The hotel has 23 rooms in three categories: classic, comfort and family rooms, with some rooms accessible to guests with reduced mobility. The pool is open to hotel guests, and pets are accepted. Reception is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Catering
La Table de l'Abbaye, beside the pool, serves home-made Provençal cooking from local, seasonal produce, with olive oil, herbs and market vegetables, paired with regional wines. For events, chef Guillaume Rigaudias proposes terrace lunches, festive dinners, buffets, sharing dishes or rotisserie. The restaurant is open every day for lunch and dinner.
History and setting
The village of Le Thoronet sits in the Provence Verte, among olive groves, vineyards and hilltop villages. The nearby Abbaye du Thoronet, one of the three Cistercian abbeys of Provence, was founded in the 12th century and is known for its bare stone architecture. A visit of the abbey fits easily into a seminar program.
Getting there
The hotel is at 57 rue Claudius Camail, in the center of Le Thoronet (83340), in the Var. Le Thoronet lies between Brignoles and Draguignan, and the A8 motorway runs a short drive south of the village. Ask the hotel about parking and coach access for a group.
